adverse
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In the new study, patients who took DCCBs in addition to standard therapies experienced a significantly greater risk of major adverse kidney events than patients treated with other blood pressure medications.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
U.S. troops are routinely asked to face dangerous and adverse circumstances.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Wide swaths of California will face searing temperatures over the weekend, with forecasters issuing a heat advisory for non-coastal areas and warning about the risk of adverse fire weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The company rented a cargo plane, flew its missile, and tested it—one day earlier than planned due to adverse weather, Driscoll said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Regina, ever irrepressible and somehow aware of the adverse weather, shipped a pair of galoshes to her son and admonished herself for not insisting that he take his leather coat when he left the States.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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